Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

37 reviews

nautikal's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Death of parent

casuallyreadingx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

4.25⭐️

woowza, this was a wild ride. I’m not sure why It took me forever to finally pick this up but I’m really glad I did.

what I liked:
-girrrrrllll those small chapters?? AMAZING. I could read a couple and then go do something and then come back. I never felt lost.
-I felt like I was on the edge of my seat the whole time I read this.
-unreliable characters that WORKED
-sinister yet also sad (for me at least) as I could feel the pain of the main character and her paranoia as a mother
-the audio book was amazing

what I didn’t like:
-the trash of a husband…Fox
-I kinda wish we had a couple more pages to really understand the end

Overall, this is a psychological thriller but I also feel like it raised important questions in regards to being a mother/traumas/fears/questions.
BUT so so many ⚠️trigger warnings⚠️ so please look into those before.

Read this if you like;

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

shelbyrodger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

caregorman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

NEVER having a child 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Minor: Abortion and Panic attacks/disorders

lilacvictim's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide, and Abortion

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Murder, Medical content, and Death of parent

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't even know what to say. This was just a perfect exploration of motherhood and just womanhood, done just so beautifully. And at the same time an incredible fast paced and compelling mystery.

Wonderful book, absolutely want to reread 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Stalking

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I couldn't put this book down.  It covers the dark subject of when a mother doesn't bond with her child and how that affects the relationship with her husband.  Much of the mother's problems come from her history of how her grandmother treated her mother and how her mother treated her.

This doesn't sound like it would be a "fun" book to read, but it's well worth it.  The writing is excellent and I kept wanting to know what would happen next.

It has flashbacks to her mother's and her childhoods which can make it a little confusing if you prefer a more straightforward and linear story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage

bookishandlegal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death of parent and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage

fbzcab's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity